Medical Definition of Collateral ligament
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One of a number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hingelike movement; they occur at the following joints: elbow, knee, wrist, and the metacarpo-or metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet.
Synonym: ligamentum collaterale.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collateral Ligament
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